Coffee roll

Ingredients for 8 people

Flour 125 g

Eggs 5

Butter 30 g

Caster sugar 150 g

Instant coffee 2 tbs

Dark cooking chocolate 150 g

Single cream 150 ml

Icing sugar 50 g

Method

¤ The night before, heat the cream to boiling point and add the melted chocolate. Keep in a cool place.

¤ On the day, grease a flat baking dish with butter and cover with a sheet of greaseproof paper.

¤ With a whisk, beat 5 yolks with 125g castor sugar until the mixture becomes white. Sift the flour into the mixture, with the instant coffee and the 5 egg whites whisked with 25g sugar to form firm peaks.

¤ Spread the mixture evenly on the greaseproof paper and bake at 220°C (gas 7-8) for 6-7 minutes.

¤ Remove from the oven and turn out the cake onto a tea towel to prevent it from drying. Spread out the chocolate mixture and roll it up completely. Sift icing sugar over the cake before serving.

Crème caramel

Ingredients for 4 people

Milk 500 ml

Whole eggs 3

Caster sugar 125 g

Granulated sugar 100 g

Vanilla

Method

¤ Prepare the caramel (heat and boil the granulated sugar with 20 ml water until it turns a dark honey colour).

¤ Divide the caramel into 4 small ovenproof ramequin dishes, or put it all into a larger dish.

Leave to cool.

¤ Meanwhile, mix the eggs and sugar and continue whisking while adding the boiling vanilla-flavoured milk.

¤ Pour into the dishes and place them in a bain-marie in the oven for 30-50 minutes depending on their size (avoid boiling).

¤ After cooking let cool and then turn out the dishes after chilling in the refrigerator.

Crème brûlée

Ingredients for 4 people

Single cream 50 ml

Eggs (yolks only) 6

Caster sugar 125 g

Brown sugar 60 g

Vanilla pod 1

Method

¤ Scrape the split vanilla pod over the cream. Bring the mixture to the boil.

¤ Beat the egg yolks with the sugar before pouring the boiling cream mixture over the preparation.

¤ Divide the mixture between 4 ramequin dishes and bake at 90° C. The cooked cream must still be wobbly when cooked.

¤ Sprinkle with brown sugar and brown in the oven (under the grill).

¤ This dessert needs to be served well chilled.